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Lafayette and Mercer Streets, Paterson, NJ

Authorities: Paterson Police Nab Attempted Murder Suspect With Gun, Heroin Authorities: Paterson Police Nab Attempted Murder Suspect With Gun, Heroin
Authorities: Paterson Police Nab Attempted Murder Suspect With Gun, Heroin A 20-year-old Paterson man was charged with attempted murder, among other offenses, for shooting and wounding a 19-year-old city resident in a notorious drug neighborhood, authorities said. City police who chased down Dazhier Huggins found him carrying a 9mm handgun and 100 heroin folds near the corner of Lafayette and Mercer Streets, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Two nights earlier, Huggins shot the victim at the corner of Carroll and Harrison streets, they said. The victim was treated at St. Joseph’s Re…